Sofia Johansson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674277 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sofia Johansson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sofia |
| FAMILY NAME | Johansson |
| SIGNATURE | JOHANSSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Södertörn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6847-7193 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Addressing a Blind Spot in Selective Exposure Research
According to selective exposure theory, people tend to select news media that are perceived to provide attitude-consonant information and avoid those that are perceived to provide dissonant information. Despite this, research on selective exposure seldom takes people’s perceptions of media bias into account, while research on perceptions of media bias seldom links such perceptions to subsequent media use. To address this, the purpose of this stud…
A Narrative of Care for Mental Illness among Newly Arrived Refugees and Asylum Seekers from 1990 to 2021
This article aimed to investigate the understanding of the need for care for mental illness among newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Sweden during 1990-2021. The article applied a crisis narrative perspective to contextualise why and how changes in legislation occur and the understanding of it. The article investigated how this is described and understood in legal texts, propositions, public investigations, and reports from 1990 to 2021…
The Anxiety Threshold
Appraisal theory suggests that emotions with similar valence can lead to distinct information-seeking behaviors during crises, driven by unique cognitive appraisals. Previous research has predominantly concentrated on the role of affective states, focusing largely on how much time individuals spend seeking information about a threat. However, this approach overlooks the potential impact of specific emotions on source preferences. This study exami…
The Dynamics of Information-Seeking Repertoires
Understanding audiences' information-seeking behaviors during a societal crisis it vital for effective crisis communication. Prior research has identified how individuals combine information sources during a specific crisis phase. However, there is a lack of studies analyzing the stability of such behavior across phases. Therefore, this study utilizes a four-wave panel study conducted in Sweden (N = 13,718) to examine information-seeking repertoi…
Conspiracy thinking and the role of media use
In contrast to beliefs in specific conspiracy theories, conspiratorial predispositions refer to people's propensity to view the world in conspiratorial terms. As such, they are one of the most important antecedents of beliefs in specific conspiracy theories. Understanding the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions is hence important. Despite this, there is still only limited research on the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions. Pr…
Traces of Pornography
The purpose of this study was to explore young women’s experiences of pornography and how they believe pornography has affected both themselves and other adolescents in terms of sexuality and sexual experiences. Seven young women aged 17–18 years were interviewed and their narratives were analyzed through thematic analysis. The results show that the participants’ pornography consumption has at times evoked feelings of shame in relation to their o…
The Meanings of Social Media Use in Everyday Life
Since their emergence in the early 2000s, social media have continued to increase in popularity, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Even though they have been studied in relation to a wide range of topics, including their role in politics, social relationships, activism, identity construction, and youth cultures, the rise of social media is also connected to a number of less dramatic, yet pervasive, shifts relating to their integrat…
A phenomenology of news
Digital media transform news. First, we see this in changing use patterns. Young people today show a decline in interest in traditional news formats and practices, such as watching the evening news on TV or reading a daily newspaper. But digital media also transform production and distribution of news, leading to new ways to conceptualise and understand news. In the light of these profound transformations in audience behaviour many have started t…
Put a meeting in my calendar!” The literacy practice of the digital calendar in workplaces
I dagens arbetsliv används många digitala redskap av vilka den delade digitala kalendern knappast har uppmärksammats inom tillämpad språkvetenskap. Ramen för studien är medierad diskursanalys, som här används på etnografiska data från en arbetsplats och åtta kontextuella intervjuer från åtta andra arbetsplatser. Materialet analyseras med fokus på agentivitet 1) kvalitativt utifrån Wertschs (1998) begrepp kring agentivitet, 2) och kvantitativt gen…
Celebrity culture and audiences
This article examines how media consumers of different age, gender and socio-economic backgrounds in Stockholm relate to and talk about celebrities and celebrity media. Based on 16 small focus groups with 17 year olds and 45–55 year olds, with male and female participants from working-class as well as academic backgrounds, I investigate a range of responses to celebrity content in connection with overall media developments in Sweden, in order to …
Experts, dads and technology Gendered talk about online music
With the internet and digital media technology increasingly central to practices around music, this shift is often seen as contributing to a networked music use characterized by individualism. Drawing on a focus group study with young adults in Stockholm and Moscow, this article argues, however, that digital music use today is shaped by discourses of difference, with gender a significant factor both in constructions of the ideal music and technol…
Gossip, Sport and Pretty Girls
At the centre of media controversy, tabloids continue to be the best-read newspapers in Britain. Competing for the largest group of the British newspaper readers, these papers have been criticized for abandoning their journalistic responsibility, to the detriment of society and the media climate at large. Yet, little research has been conducted on the reception of tabloid journalism. Building on the ongoing debate about popular journalism and “ta…
‘They Just Make Sense’
At the centre of media controversy, tabloids continue to be the best-read newspapers in the UK. But in spite of their popularity, these papers are often accused of debasing democratic communication. Indeed, tabloid journalism in the UK and elsewhere has been placed at the forefront of a 'dumbing down' of the media, whereby popular, commercial media fail to measure up to Habermas's seminal idea of the public sphere as a forum for debate on matters…
A phenomenology of news
Digital media transform news. First, we see this in changing use patterns. Young people today show a decline in interest in traditional news formats and practices, such as watching the evening news on TV or reading a daily newspaper. But digital media also transform production and distribution of news, leading to new ways to conceptualise and understand news. In the light of these profound transformations in audience behaviour many have started t…
Traces of Pornography
The purpose of this study was to explore young women’s experiences of pornography and how they believe pornography has affected both themselves and other adolescents in terms of sexuality and sexual experiences. Seven young women aged 17–18 years were interviewed and their narratives were analyzed through thematic analysis. The results show that the participants’ pornography consumption has at times evoked feelings of shame in relation to their o…
Celebrity culture and audiences
This article examines how media consumers of different age, gender and socio-economic backgrounds in Stockholm relate to and talk about celebrities and celebrity media. Based on 16 small focus groups with 17 year olds and 45–55 year olds, with male and female participants from working-class as well as academic backgrounds, I investigate a range of responses to celebrity content in connection with overall media developments in Sweden, in order to …
Gossip, Sport and Pretty Girls
At the centre of media controversy, tabloids continue to be the best-read newspapers in Britain. Competing for the largest group of the British newspaper readers, these papers have been criticized for abandoning their journalistic responsibility, to the detriment of society and the media climate at large. Yet, little research has been conducted on the reception of tabloid journalism. Building on the ongoing debate about popular journalism and “ta…
Conspiracy thinking and the role of media use
In contrast to beliefs in specific conspiracy theories, conspiratorial predispositions refer to people's propensity to view the world in conspiratorial terms. As such, they are one of the most important antecedents of beliefs in specific conspiracy theories. Understanding the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions is hence important. Despite this, there is still only limited research on the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions. Pr…
The Meanings of Social Media Use in Everyday Life
Since their emergence in the early 2000s, social media have continued to increase in popularity, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Even though they have been studied in relation to a wide range of topics, including their role in politics, social relationships, activism, identity construction, and youth cultures, the rise of social media is also connected to a number of less dramatic, yet pervasive, shifts relating to their integrat…
Experts, dads and technology Gendered talk about online music
With the internet and digital media technology increasingly central to practices around music, this shift is often seen as contributing to a networked music use characterized by individualism. Drawing on a focus group study with young adults in Stockholm and Moscow, this article argues, however, that digital music use today is shaped by discourses of difference, with gender a significant factor both in constructions of the ideal music and technol…
The Dynamics of Information-Seeking Repertoires
Understanding audiences' information-seeking behaviors during a societal crisis it vital for effective crisis communication. Prior research has identified how individuals combine information sources during a specific crisis phase. However, there is a lack of studies analyzing the stability of such behavior across phases. Therefore, this study utilizes a four-wave panel study conducted in Sweden (N = 13,718) to examine information-seeking repertoi…
‘They Just Make Sense’
At the centre of media controversy, tabloids continue to be the best-read newspapers in the UK. But in spite of their popularity, these papers are often accused of debasing democratic communication. Indeed, tabloid journalism in the UK and elsewhere has been placed at the forefront of a 'dumbing down' of the media, whereby popular, commercial media fail to measure up to Habermas's seminal idea of the public sphere as a forum for debate on matters…
Gossip, Sport and Pretty Girls
At the centre of media controversy, tabloids continue to be the best-read newspapers in Britain. Competing for the largest group of the British newspaper readers, these papers have been criticized for abandoning their journalistic responsibility, to the detriment of society and the media climate at large. Yet, little research has been conducted on the reception of tabloid journalism. Building on the ongoing debate about popular journalism and “ta…
Experts, dads and technology Gendered talk about online music
With the internet and digital media technology increasingly central to practices around music, this shift is often seen as contributing to a networked music use characterized by individualism. Drawing on a focus group study with young adults in Stockholm and Moscow, this article argues, however, that digital music use today is shaped by discourses of difference, with gender a significant factor both in constructions of the ideal music and technol…
Celebrity culture and audiences
This article examines how media consumers of different age, gender and socio-economic backgrounds in Stockholm relate to and talk about celebrities and celebrity media. Based on 16 small focus groups with 17 year olds and 45–55 year olds, with male and female participants from working-class as well as academic backgrounds, I investigate a range of responses to celebrity content in connection with overall media developments in Sweden, in order to …
Put a meeting in my calendar!” The literacy practice of the digital calendar in workplaces
I dagens arbetsliv används många digitala redskap av vilka den delade digitala kalendern knappast har uppmärksammats inom tillämpad språkvetenskap. Ramen för studien är medierad diskursanalys, som här används på etnografiska data från en arbetsplats och åtta kontextuella intervjuer från åtta andra arbetsplatser. Materialet analyseras med fokus på agentivitet 1) kvalitativt utifrån Wertschs (1998) begrepp kring agentivitet, 2) och kvantitativt gen…
A phenomenology of news
Digital media transform news. First, we see this in changing use patterns. Young people today show a decline in interest in traditional news formats and practices, such as watching the evening news on TV or reading a daily newspaper. But digital media also transform production and distribution of news, leading to new ways to conceptualise and understand news. In the light of these profound transformations in audience behaviour many have started t…
Traces of Pornography
The purpose of this study was to explore young women’s experiences of pornography and how they believe pornography has affected both themselves and other adolescents in terms of sexuality and sexual experiences. Seven young women aged 17–18 years were interviewed and their narratives were analyzed through thematic analysis. The results show that the participants’ pornography consumption has at times evoked feelings of shame in relation to their o…
The Meanings of Social Media Use in Everyday Life
Since their emergence in the early 2000s, social media have continued to increase in popularity, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Even though they have been studied in relation to a wide range of topics, including their role in politics, social relationships, activism, identity construction, and youth cultures, the rise of social media is also connected to a number of less dramatic, yet pervasive, shifts relating to their integrat…
The Dynamics of Information-Seeking Repertoires
Understanding audiences' information-seeking behaviors during a societal crisis it vital for effective crisis communication. Prior research has identified how individuals combine information sources during a specific crisis phase. However, there is a lack of studies analyzing the stability of such behavior across phases. Therefore, this study utilizes a four-wave panel study conducted in Sweden (N = 13,718) to examine information-seeking repertoi…
Conspiracy thinking and the role of media use
In contrast to beliefs in specific conspiracy theories, conspiratorial predispositions refer to people's propensity to view the world in conspiratorial terms. As such, they are one of the most important antecedents of beliefs in specific conspiracy theories. Understanding the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions is hence important. Despite this, there is still only limited research on the antecedents of conspiratorial predispositions. Pr…
The Anxiety Threshold
Appraisal theory suggests that emotions with similar valence can lead to distinct information-seeking behaviors during crises, driven by unique cognitive appraisals. Previous research has predominantly concentrated on the role of affective states, focusing largely on how much time individuals spend seeking information about a threat. However, this approach overlooks the potential impact of specific emotions on source preferences. This study exami…
Addressing a Blind Spot in Selective Exposure Research
According to selective exposure theory, people tend to select news media that are perceived to provide attitude-consonant information and avoid those that are perceived to provide dissonant information. Despite this, research on selective exposure seldom takes people’s perceptions of media bias into account, while research on perceptions of media bias seldom links such perceptions to subsequent media use. To address this, the purpose of this stud…
A Narrative of Care for Mental Illness among Newly Arrived Refugees and Asylum Seekers from 1990 to 2021
This article aimed to investigate the understanding of the need for care for mental illness among newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers in Sweden during 1990-2021. The article applied a crisis narrative perspective to contextualise why and how changes in legislation occur and the understanding of it. The article investigated how this is described and understood in legal texts, propositions, public investigations, and reports from 1990 to 2021…
Sociology (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Social Media and Politics (7 works) · Media studies (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Art (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (4 works) · Law (4 works)